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PAT McCRORY
GOVERNOR
FOOD ALLERGY AWARENESS WEEK
2014
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, as many as 15 million Americans have food allergies, including one in every 13
children, or roughly two in every classroom; and
WHEREAS, in recent years, the prevalence of food allergies has increased among children; and
WHEREAS, eight foods cause 90 percent of all food allergy reactions in the United States:
shellfish, fish, milk, eggs, tree nuts, peanuts, soy and wheat; symptoms of a food allergic reaction can
include hives, vomiting, diarrhea, respiratory distress and swelling of the throat; and
WHEREAS, according to the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, food allergy results
in more than 200,000 emergency room visits each year, including about 90,000 for probable
anaphylaxis; reactions typically occur when an individual unknowingly eats a food containing an
ingredient to which they are allergic; and
WHEREAS, there is no cure for food allergy; strict avoidance of the ofending food is the only
way to prevent an allergic reaction; and
WHEREAS, anaphylaxis is a serious allergic reaction that is rapid in onset and may cause
death; and
WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina joins Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE)
and other interested agencies and organizations in raising awareness about food allergy and
anaphylaxis;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, PAT McCRORY, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do
hereby proclaim May 11-17, 2014, as "FOOD ALLERGY AWARENESS WEEK" in North
Carolina, and commend its observance to all citizens.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and afixed the Great Seal of the
State of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this twenty-sixth day of March in the year of our Lord
two thousand and fourteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred
and thirty-eighth.
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